Teresa Mary (Maher) Hopkins (1914 - 1996)

Born 13 Aug 1914 in Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Herbert Edward Hopkins — married 1941 in Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Teresa was born on 13 August 1914 in Bellingen, New South Wales. She was the daughter of William Maher and Josephine Keane. ^[1]

Theresa Mary Maher, home duties of East Bellingen was registered to vote in 1936 in Bellingen, Cowper, New South Wales, Australia.^[2]

Teresa married Herbert Edward Hopkins in 1941 in Bellingen, New South Wales.^[3]

Teresa Mary Hopkins, home duties care of W Maher, East End Bellingen and her husband Herbert Edward a lorry driver were registered to vote in 1943 in Bellingen, Cowper, New South Wales, Australia.^[4]

Bert and Tess ran a local fruit and vegetable shop in the main street of Bellingen for a number of years.

For many years Tess trained the local debutantes and their partners for the annual Debutante Balls. She would call out the count and beat time on the dance floor with her wooden walking cane.

Teresa was buried on 4 February 1996 in Bellingen Cemetery, Bellingen, New South Wales.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages online index, Name: MAHER Theresa M, Registration number: 38345/1914 , Parents: William H and Josephine R, District: Bellingen, when search with event date: 13 Aug 1914
2. ↑ 1936 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #4090423 (accessed 4 February 2024)
   Name: Theresa Mary Maher; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1936; Electoral Place: Bellingen, Cowper, New South Wales, Australia.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
   Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950; Lehi, UT; Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950; Registration Number: 2669
   Ancestry Record 1780 #2856081 (accessed 4 February 2024)
   Teresa Mary Maher marriage to Herbert Edward Hopkins in 1941 in Bellingen, New South Wales.
4. ↑ 1943 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #22222554 (accessed 4 February 2024)
   Name: Teresa Mary Hopkins; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1943; Electoral Place: Bellingen, Cowper, New South Wales, Australia.
5. ↑ Burial: "Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007"
   Compiler: Coffs Harbour District Family History Society; Collection Title: Coffs Harbour and District Deaths, Burials, Cremations – 1866 to 2003
   Ancestry Record 1266 #427411 (accessed 4 February 2024)
   Teresa Mary Hopkins burial (died on 4 Feb 1996) on 4 Feb 1996 in Bellingen Cemetery, Bellingen, New South Wales. Born in 1915.

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 July 2020), memorial page for Teresa Mary Hopkins (1915–4 Feb 1996), Find a Grave Memorial no. 60492026, citing Bellingen General Cemetery, Bellingen, Bellingen Shire, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by ProgBase (contributor 47278889) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60492026